Zoox asks federal regulators for exemption to launch a commercial robotaxi service

The zoo has asked the federal regulators for a concession that allowed the autonomous vehicle owned by Amazon to commercially deploy its custom-Bilt Robotaxis, which lacks the transitional control of the traditional type of paddle and steering wheel.

Was the request of the discount Bloomberg first reportThe A zoo spokesman confirmed that it had submitted an application for “555 discount” and through this new discount process, the National Highway continues to work closely with the traffic protection administration.

A NHTSA spokesman told TechCrunch that the zoo applied for a temporary discount from eight federal motor vehicles applicable to its passenger vehicle equipped with an automatic driving system. The NHTSA is reviewing the Zoo’s application and the agency will publish a notice asking for public comments after its initial review.

The request follows two milestones that keep the zoo closer to commercial robotuxi service management.

Early this month, the zoo has turned on one Free Robotacy Service It is open to the public in Las Vegas. And in August, NHTSA gave A discount of the zoo To display the custom-Biltxis of the public street.

Although August’s discount has cleared a long-term debate over whether the zoo’s custom-bilt autonomous vehicles adhered to the federal motor vehicle protection standards, it only covered research and demonstrations on public streets. This latest application will be different and widen the opportunity and will pave the way for the zoo to launch a commercial robotaxi service.

In August, the NHTSA’s exemption was part of the agency’s extended automatic vehicle discount program, which allowed its vehicles to display its vehicles on the official road.